Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Limited number of lightweight steers, 800 lb steers 7.00-10.00 lower. Heifers 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 800-900 lbs 12.00-14.00 lower. CME feeder cattle futures dropping in the last two weeks, showing steady today. Many load lots of mostly yearlings, along with smaller groups in the offering today. Demand good in the arena and on the internet. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 2.00 higher. Not enough Boner or Lean cows for comparison. Limited bulls, no comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $258.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −129.11 against this barn's trailing median of $387.61.

Average price

$258.50

10 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.12

vs SD average

+17.74 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	646	258.50	1,670	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

28 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $425.33, low $352.80, median $387.61 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

258.50

—

SD average2 barns · 69 hd

267.62

−9.12

National average153 barns · 6,586 hd

240.76

+17.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

387.61

−129.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,859	156.35	2,906	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	147.11	2,093	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	136.50	1,747	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,230	102.45	1,260	9thin

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	310.79/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,675	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	966	222.66/cwt	217.00–229.00	2,151	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	252.30/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,799	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	379.30/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,233	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	340.79/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,609	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	217.02/cwt	215.50–218.50	2,148	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	377.14/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,561	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	243.27/cwt	230.00–249.50	2,287	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	647	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	341	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,381	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,094	213.34/cwt	212.50–215.50	2,334	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,528	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	899	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	246.85/cwt	238.00–249.00	2,044	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	267.34/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,850	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	241.09/cwt	240.00–245.50	1,893	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	894	235.70/cwt	235.00–236.50	2,107	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	255.94/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,981	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	228.79/cwt	219.00–230.75	1,894	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	223.35/cwt	220.25–227.50	1,968	236
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,120	6
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,113	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,371	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,420	21
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	226.09/cwt	220.00–228.50	2,336	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	220.26/cwt	215.00–224.60	2,007	228
Bulls	—	—	1,938	166.52/cwt	165.50–167.50	3,227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,312	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,024	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	120.04/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,476	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	97.30/cwt	92.50–102.50	1,109	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,747	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	147.11/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,093	47

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Mon Aug 12, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,342Last week 1,783Year ago 1,506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 63Year ago 185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	375.00–383.00	379.30
6	350–400	389	380.00	380.00
13	400–450	443	345.00	345.00
19	450–500	472	337.50–345.00	340.79
5	600–650	627	261.00	261.00
5	650–700	665	256.00	256.00
218	700–750	713	250.00–259.00	252.30
39	750–800	785	240.00–245.50	241.09
269	800–850	828	219.00–230.75	228.79
236	850–900	881	220.25–227.50	223.35
228	900–950	911	215.00–224.60	220.26
101	950–1000	990	215.50–218.50	217.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	850–900	899	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,060	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	364	390.00	390.00
24	400–450	414	375.00–382.50	377.14
11	450–500	463	347.50	347.50
18	500–550	539	300.00–315.00	310.79
5	600–650	636	289.00	289.00
18	650–700	692	263.00–269.00	267.34
7	700–750	715	266.00	266.00
22	750–800	774	253.00–264.00	255.94
139	800–850	828	238.00–249.00	246.85
34	850–900	894	235.00–236.50	235.70
343	900–950	940	230.00–249.50	243.27
44	950–1000	966	217.00–229.00	222.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	647	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	405.00	405.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
134	1000–1050	1,033	220.00–228.50	226.09
25	1050–1100	1,094	212.50–215.50	213.34
29	1100–1150	1,113	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	852	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	165.50–167.50	166.52
1	—	1,700	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,230	119.00–122.00	120.04
3	—	1,140	92.50–102.50	97.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,280	136.00–137.00	136.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,423	141.00–152.00	147.11

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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